diff --git a/dev-python/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6-r1.ebuild
index 261ba1a9da0c2..2568a12777871 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyinotify/pyinotify-0.9.6-r1.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+# py3.12 does not work, see https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify/issues/204
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..11} pypy3 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"